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Region’s Nurses lauded for contributing to one of the world’s highest immunization rates

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean can boast of having one of the highest immunization rates in the world - even better than the United States, and credit for this must go to the Region’s nurses.

Assistant Secretary General for Human and Social Development at the CARICOM Secretariat Dr. Douglas Slater made the point as he addressed  the opening ceremony for the Forty-Second Annual General Meeting of the Regional Nursing Body, at the CARICOM Headquarters in Guyana on Tuesday.

Services Programme Advisory Committee meets

A two-day meeting of the Regional Services Programme Advisory Committee began Monday morning at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana.

Among the matters participants will address are the strategic and action plans for cultural and entertainment services, sport, information and communication technologies services, education services, health and wellness services, professional and financial services; and the state of funding under the 10th EDF.

UN lauds CARICOM’s lead role on climate change, HIV/AIDS

The United Nations (UN) has lauded the lead role the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is taking in relation to Climate Change, Non Communicable Diseases and HIV and AIDS.

The most recent acknowledgement of the Community’s advocacy in those areas, came Friday morning during the brief opening ceremony of the Eighth General Meeting between CARICOM and the United Nations System at the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana.

Address criteria for concessional financing and debt – CARICOM SG

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador  Irwin La Rocque, in Remarks to the Eighth General Meeting between CARICOM and its associated institutions and the United Nations (UN) System, today, 24 July, called for  ‘strong collaborative action… to address urgently the criteria for access to concessional financing and the debt issue”.

Opening Remarks By Ambassador Irwin LaRocque Secretary-General of the Caribbean community at The   Eighth General Meeting Of The Caribbean Community,  Its Associate Institutions And The United Nations System Georgetown, Guyana 24 July 2015

It is my pleasure to welcome you all to the CARICOM Secretariat on the occasion of the Eighth General Meeting of the Caribbean Community, its Associate Institutions and the United Nations (UN) System.

 

A look at the overview of our co-operation reveals an impressive range of areas covered to assist the Community in its development efforts. I want to thank the UN and its Agencies for their support and look forward to the strengthening of our co-operation.

 

Communique issued at The Conclusion of The Twenty-seventh Meeting of The Council For Human And Social Development (COHSOD) –  (Education And Children)  16 - 17 July, Georgetown, Guyana

The Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) on

(Education and Children) was convened under the theme: Safeguarding our Region’s Future: Reshaping education for the Twenty-First Century” at the CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana on 16-17 July 2015. The meeting was chaired by the Hon. Shawn Richards, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth, Culture and Sport, St. Kitts and Nevis.

 

Statement   by   the Honourable Gaston Browne Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Minister of Finance and Corporate Governance On the occasion of   the Third International Conference on Financing For Development

Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Minister of Finance of Ethiopia

Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, the United Nations Secretary-General

Mr. Sam Kutesa, President of the UN General Assembly

Distinguished Heads, Ministers, Excellences

Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

 

Mr. President,

I stand before you as a representative of a small island state.

 

Better than most, my people know that access to finance is one of the most significant obstacles to our development.

 

Opening speech from H.E. Mr Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Honourable Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Grenada and CARIFORUM High Representative,

Honourable Ministers,

Your Excellencies the Ambassadors and Other Representatives of CARIFORUM States,

Distinguished Members of National Delegations,

Distinguished Director General of CARIFORUM,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is my pleasure to be here in Georgetown, Guyana for the third meeting of the Joint CARIFORUM - EU EPA Council.

I am much honoured to represent the EU side in this meeting alongside Commissioner Cecilia Malmström.

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